Rider (83) vs Merrimack (78) · Feb 28, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 28, 2025

11-18Rider

15-14Merrimack

Game Recap

Cruz's 23 lead Rider over Merrimack 83-78. Zion Cruz had 23 points in Rider's 83-78 win against Merrimack on Friday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
RID	40	43	83
MRMK	42	36	78

RIDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
33Tariq Ingraham	23	5-12	0-0	1-4	4	1	0	2	3	11
11Flash Burton	26	2-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	4	3	4
2Ruben Rodriguez	33	4-7	2-4	2-2	4	4	3	2	1	12
0Zion Cruz	35	9-10	3-4	2-2	6	2	0	2	1	23
35T.J. Weeks Jr.	38	5-11	2-4	1-2	9	2	0	0	0	13
21Cole McCabe	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
8Tank Byard	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Ife West-Ingram	11	3-3	0-0	4-5	4	2	0	1	0	10
5Jay Alvarez	25	4-8	0-1	2-2	5	2	1	2	1	10
13Zocko Littleton Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	32-5756.1%	7-1353.8%	12-1770.6%	35	14	4	13	11	83

MERRIMACK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Sean Trumper	31	0-3	0-1	0-0	5	2	1	0	1	5	0
11Bryan Etumnu	35	7-12	2-7	2-5	4	0	1	2	0	2	18
0Adam Clark	35	11-21	3-4	1-2	4	8	5	0	4	2	26
5Devon Savage	35	4-10	2-7	0-0	4	1	2	1	0	3	10
3Matt Becht	26	3-8	3-8	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	0	9
15David Murray	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	1
4Tye Dorset	13	4-5	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	9
9Malik Edmead	19	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	1	0	0	5


TOTAL	-	31-6349.2%	12-3138.7%	4-944.4%	23	17	13	4	7	14	78

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfridmrmk

(20:00) Start game
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Rider
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Merrimack
(19:37) Flash Burton missed Jumper.
(19:33) Bryan Etumnu Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Matt Becht Turnover.
+2 (19:02) Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
20
(19:02) Foul on Adam Clark.
(19:01) Tariq Ingraham missed Free Throw.
(18:59) Devon Savage Defensive Rebound.
(18:50) Adam Clark Turnover.
(18:50) Ruben Rodriguez Steal.
+3 (18:45) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Cruz.
50
+3 (18:18) Devon Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Trumper.
53
(17:56) Flash Burton Turnover.
(17:56) Adam Clark Steal.
+2 (17:50) Devon Savage made Layup. Assisted by Adam Clark.
55
+2 (17:26) Zion Cruz made Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
75
+2 (17:12) Bryan Etumnu made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Trumper.
77
(16:54) Tariq Ingraham Turnover.
(16:54) Devon Savage Steal.
(16:48) Sean Trumper Turnover.
(16:37) Ruben Rodriguez Turnover.
(16:37) Adam Clark Steal.
+2 (16:30) Adam Clark made Layup.
79
(16:11) Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
(16:11) Devon Savage Block.
(16:11) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(16:07) Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
(16:02) Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.
(16:02) Tariq Ingraham missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(16:01) Tariq Ingraham Offensive Rebound.
(16:00) Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
(16:00) Bryan Etumnu Block.
(15:55) T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:53) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Jumper.
99
(15:37) Foul on Flash Burton.
(15:37) Official TV Timeout
(15:33) Adam Clark Turnover.
(15:33) Ruben Rodriguez Steal.
+2 (15:12) Zion Cruz made Layup.
119
(14:37) Adam Clark missed Jumper.
(14:36) Merrimack Offensive Rebound.
(14:36) Matt Becht subbing out for Merrimack
(14:36) Malik Edmead subbing in for Merrimack
(14:35) Adam Clark Turnover.
+2 (14:18) Tariq Ingraham made Layup. Assisted by T.J. Weeks Jr..
139
(14:09) Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:05) Sean Trumper Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:59) Malik Edmead made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.
1312
+2 (13:32) Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
1512
+2 (13:10) Bryan Etumnu made Layup. Assisted by Malik Edmead.
1514
(12:43) Flash Burton missed Jumper.
(12:41) T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(12:41) Foul on Devon Savage.
+1 (12:41) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Free Throw.
1614
(12:41) Devon Savage subbing out for Merrimack
(12:41) Bryan Etumnu subbing out for Merrimack
(12:41) Tye Dorset subbing in for Merrimack
(12:41) David Murray subbing in for Merrimack
(12:41) Flash Burton subbing out for Rider
(12:41) Tariq Ingraham subbing out for Rider
(12:41) Jay Alvarez subbing in for Rider
(12:41) Tank Byard subbing in for Rider
(12:41) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Free Throw.
(12:39) David Murray Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Adam Clark Turnover.
(12:31) Ruben Rodriguez Steal.
+3 (12:25) Ruben Rodriguez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by T.J. Weeks Jr..
1914
+3 (11:59) Tye Dorset made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Edmead.
1917
(11:46) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:42) Ruben Rodriguez Offensive Rebound.
(11:40) Ruben Rodriguez missed Jumper.
(11:37) Adam Clark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:29) Adam Clark made Layup.
1919
(11:19) Official TV Timeout
(11:19) Adam Clark subbing out for Merrimack
(11:19) Matt Becht subbing in for Merrimack
+3 (11:00) Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper.
2219
(10:43) Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:40) David Murray Offensive Rebound.
(10:35) David Murray Turnover.
(10:35) Jay Alvarez Steal.
+3 (10:09) Zion Cruz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruben Rodriguez.
2519
+2 (9:52) Malik Edmead made Jumper.
2521
(9:33) Zion Cruz missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:33) Malik Edmead Block.
(9:33) Rider Offensive Rebound.
(9:33) Malik Edmead subbing out for Merrimack
(9:33) Sean Trumper subbing out for Merrimack
(9:33) Adam Clark subbing in for Merrimack
(9:33) Devon Savage subbing in for Merrimack
(9:33) Ruben Rodriguez subbing out for Rider
(9:33) Tank Byard subbing out for Rider
(9:33) Flash Burton subbing in for Rider
(9:33) Tariq Ingraham subbing in for Rider
(9:26) Flash Burton Turnover.
(9:26) David Murray Steal.
(9:21) Adam Clark missed Layup.
(9:18) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:11) Jay Alvarez Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:11) Jay Alvarez made Two Point Tip Shot.
2721
(9:11) David Murray subbing out for Merrimack
(9:11) Bryan Etumnu subbing in for Merrimack
+2 (8:56) Adam Clark made Jumper.
2723
(8:36) Flash Burton Turnover.
(8:36) Adam Clark Steal.
+3 (8:19) Bryan Etumnu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adam Clark.
2726
(7:53) Zion Cruz Turnover.
(7:53) Devon Savage Steal.
+2 (7:48) Tye Dorset made Layup. Assisted by Matt Becht.
2728
(7:24) Zion Cruz Turnover.
(7:24) Adam Clark Steal.
+2 (7:20) Tye Dorset made Layup. Assisted by Adam Clark.
2730
(7:19) Official TV Timeout
(7:19) Matt Becht subbing out for Merrimack
(7:19) Malik Edmead subbing in for Merrimack
(7:19) Zion Cruz subbing out for Rider
(7:19) Flash Burton subbing out for Rider
(7:19) Ruben Rodriguez subbing in for Rider
(7:19) Zocko Littleton Jr. subbing in for Rider
+3 (6:57) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tariq Ingraham.
3030
(6:40) Bryan Etumnu missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:37) Zocko Littleton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:25) Tariq Ingraham missed Layup.
(6:22) Tye Dorset Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:16) Adam Clark made Layup.
3032
+2 (5:57) Tariq Ingraham made Layup.
3232
(5:42) Foul on Zocko Littleton Jr..
(5:42) Adam Clark missed Free Throw.
(5:42) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:42) Tye Dorset subbing out for Merrimack
(5:42) Sean Trumper subbing in for Merrimack
+1 (5:42) Adam Clark made Free Throw.
3233
+2 (5:21) T.J. Weeks Jr. made Layup.
3433
(4:57) Foul on Tariq Ingraham.
(4:57) Bryan Etumnu missed Free Throw.
(4:57) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:57) Zocko Littleton Jr. subbing out for Rider
(4:57) Zion Cruz subbing in for Rider
+1 (4:57) Bryan Etumnu made Free Throw.
3434
(4:48) Jay Alvarez missed Dunk.
(4:45) Sean Trumper Defensive Rebound.
(4:41) Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:38) Jay Alvarez Defensive Rebound.
(4:19) Jay Alvarez Turnover.
(4:19) Malik Edmead Steal.
+2 (4:15) Adam Clark made Layup.
3436
(3:56) Tariq Ingraham Turnover.
(3:56) Malik Edmead Steal.
(3:50) Official TV Timeout
(3:50) Tariq Ingraham subbing out for Rider
(3:50) Cole McCabe subbing in for Rider
(3:31) Adam Clark missed Layup.
(3:30) T.J. Weeks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:30) Foul on Adam Clark.
(3:30) Adam Clark subbing out for Merrimack
(3:30) Matt Becht subbing in for Merrimack
(3:03) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Jumper.
(3:01) T.J. Weeks Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(2:57) Cole McCabe missed Layup.
(2:55) Cole McCabe Offensive Rebound.
(2:52) T.J. Weeks Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:51) Merrimack Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Foul on Jay Alvarez.
+3 (2:31) Matt Becht made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devon Savage.
3439
+2 (2:09) Ruben Rodriguez made Jumper.
3639
(1:49) Matt Becht missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:47) Matt Becht Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:45) Matt Becht made Three Point Jumper.
3642
+2 (1:21) Zion Cruz made Layup.
3842
(1:09) Foul on Cole McCabe.
(1:09) Bryan Etumnu missed Free Throw.
(1:09) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:09) Ruben Rodriguez subbing out for Rider
(1:09) Cole McCabe subbing out for Rider
(1:09) Flash Burton subbing in for Rider
(1:09) Tariq Ingraham subbing in for Rider
(1:09) Bryan Etumnu missed Free Throw.
(1:07) Zion Cruz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:35) Jay Alvarez made Layup.
4042
(0:26) Merrimack Timeout
(0:04) Devon Savage missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) T.J. Weeks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

RID

MRMK

83Points78

32-57(56.1%)Field Goal(%)31-63(49.2%)

7-13(53.8%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)4-9(44.4%)

37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)25(9)

14Assists17

4Steals13

0Blocks4

13Turnovers7

11(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

6Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, February 28, 2025 · 7:00 PM

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attendance: 1,372

tv: ESPN+

spread: MRMK -9.5

over/under: 131.5